Project Type: Graduate student assistantship
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A systematic review of the economics of nutritional interventions to reduce enteric methane production in dairy cows
Enteric methane from dairy cows is an important source of methane emissions and has been increasing more rapidly than emissions from beef production. Methods proposed to decrease enteric methane production…
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Controlling ruminant methane emissions employing lactic acid bacteria and their metabolites
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are natural colonizers of the gastrointestinal tract of young livestock. Several LAB produce antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and previous research indicated that LAB metabolites can reduce methane…
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Investigating the disproportionality of pollutant loading based on farmer social indicators
The overarching areas this research project will cover are land use interactions with water quality in Wisconsin in a modeling-based study, as well as investigating the impacts of various outreach…
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Pyrolyzing dairy manure solids to recover manure nutrients
Manure nutrients are a valuable crop resource, but losses of manure nutrients are a major concern for dairy systems in Wisconsin. Manure processing to recover manure nutrients can reduce losses…
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Manufacturing natural cheeses containing bioactive peptides with improved antihypertensive properties
Iesalnieks joins Ibáñez Alfaro’s research team to examine the antihypertensive peptide properties in cheese that could be used to lower high blood pressure in humans. The goal is to create…
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Improving the performance of dairy heifer operations by understanding maternal and management stressors impacting heifer growth and feed efficiency
Riesgraf joins Weigel’s team exploring the effects of stressful life experiences on heifers, including maternal stress during late gestation and neonatal stress before weaning. This study looks closely at dry…
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Assessing maize silage yield and quality using UAV-based hyperspectral imagery and machine learning
Fan is working alongside Zhang to explore genetic and management technologies and innovations that enhance dairy forage production and nutritional value. The overarching goal is to help maintain and stabilize…
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Dairy residue bio-conversion into designer (D)-lactic acid
Enzien joins Donohue’s research team exploring how residues from milk production can be used to create new materials. The team hypothesizes that residues left over after milk is produced into…
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Increasing environmental stewardship of dairy forage production systems with cover crops
Crane joins Arriaga’s team working to better understand the environmental impacts of corn silage production systems. Arriaga hypothesizes that the canopy structure and the amount of biomass produced by a…
